DRC auction, guilty, Messi wine, scouting, charity – sipped & spit

SPIT: bottles of DRC
SIPPED: the power of the internet; credit card return policies?
Don Cornwell, a collector and attorney, posted an impressively detailed assessment of lots that went under the hammer at a London auction last night. Spectrum and Vanquish, the auctioneers, did withdraw some lots but continued to sell others despite statements from DRC’s English and American importers urging buyers to beware. I heard about someone who bid on some DRC knowing all the backstory but was attracted by the (relative) low price; if he finds the bottles to be fake, he will dispute the purchase with his credit card company. For background on the consigner, see winediarst. For tweets from the room, see @Pigeage.

SIPPED: punishment
An arsonist who burned a warehouse with $250 million of wine in it gets 27 years in prison. [SFgate]

SIPPED: good vine hunting
Columnist Jon Bonne tracks Tegan Passalacqua, an influential and connected vineyard scout, as he scours remote vineyards in Northern California. Spot the one behind Carl’s Jr.! [SFgate]

SIPPED: more celebrity wine
Lionel Messi shoots and pours: announces a new wine from Argentina to benefit his foundation. [drinksbusiness]

SIPPED: charity tasting
This Saturday, a dozen top NYC sommeliers will help pour dozens of wines in a fundraiser. The big question is whether jeans will outnumber windsor knots–stop by to find out! The charity benefits Wheeling Forward, supporting those living with disabilities. [leduwine.com]

6 Responses to “DRC auction, guilty, Messi wine, scouting, charity – sipped & spit”


  1. Thank you for the plug. This is a great charitable organization and we’re very proud to be part of this event 🙂


  2. Doug Cornwell, a collector ant ((sic. and)right?) attorney. I don’t know how to use sic, and I’m not going to look it up, but my mind was racing.


  3. Ha, thanks Robin. Copy editor was off yesterday. 😉


  4. Great links Dr.! Thanks.


  5. It took six years to put Mark Anderson in the slam? Damn!


  6. LOVE that Messi is going to have his own wine!!


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